Chapter 968: Chapter 968: 966: Negotiating Terms with Su Yingxue

Small in stature but devilishly clever, and full of wisdom too.

But what kind of man is Xiao Yu?

He climbed to the position of head of the Xiao family by stepping over countless corpses. A man like that, he could swallow Su Miaoyan whole and not even spit out the bones, and Su Miaoyan would still be counting money for him in the netherworld!

Su Yingxue didn’t want her to be deceived and manipulated, so she advised her, “It’s one thing to have a crush, but don’t set your sights on becoming the young madam of the Xiao family. The vortex in the Xiao family is dirtier than the imperial palace, and I wouldn’t lie to you, sister!”

“So sister means the imperial palace is also a vortex, filthy to the core! Once Your Highness ascends the throne, sister will be part of the imperial palace, sitting right atop the vortex. With a powerful sister like you, prancing into the Xiao family’s vortex shouldn’t be too much of a problem for me, right?”

Su Miaoyan was quick to respond, effortlessly refuting Su Yingxue’s points one by one.

Su Yingxue was taken aback. “Did Xiao Yu teach you to say that?”

“Brother Yu doesn’t teach these things; he only teaches me to eat, drink, and be merry, and he made sure I got my reading done too. He says girls should read more, understand more, and gain wisdom from experience, which is why he encouraged me to read more and experience more. The more I do, the more I realize how sensible and formidable he is,” she said.

Admiration and reverence for Xiao Yu shone in Su Miaoyan’s eyes.

Besides that, a slight blush on her cheeks betrayed her obvious crush on him.

A young girl’s admiration for a hero, aspiring to marry him—Su Yingxue understood this emotional journey all too well.

She bit her lip, unable to deny that she could no longer stop what was happening.

Su Miaoyan was already being groomed by Xiao Yu, growing wildly!

But wasn’t Xiao Yu just a bit too detestable?

In the Qilin Garden, Su Yingxue sat before Xiao Yu, accusing him of his shamelessness, “Xiao Yu, that bratty Su Miaoyan is only fourteen, and you—a twenty-six-year-old man—are eyeing her and even laying hands on her. Don’t you have a conscience? Can you even sleep at night?”

“I sleep well.” Xiao Yu’s desk held an account book and an abacus; clad in a blue robe with embroidered cloud patterns, his whole demeanor was elegant and refined, his handsome face calm and composed.

With a slight smile on his lips, he answered Su Yingxue, “I sleep very well at night, Ninth Princess Consort need not worry. As for the matter of conscience… if I remember correctly, the Ninth Prince is a full thirteen years older than the Princess. Considering the time when Your Highness and the prince became betrothed, you were but a three-year-old child. If talking about a guilty conscience, it would seem the Ninth Prince has more to answer for.”

“Shut up! Dare to speak of His Highness, and I will slash you, believe it or not!”

Su Yingxue’s hand rested on her red jade soft whip, looking ferocious.

“Princess, please calm your anger. My young master meant no disrespect to the Ninth Prince. But as matters currently stand, the Tongchang Medical Center’s new branch in Jiang Du City has been in trial operation for quite a while and is doing very well. Saint Ruan has even started to personally train female physicians, and around the outskirts of Jiang Du City, branches of Tongchang Medical Center are gradually opening up as well. Considering how the clinic is flourishing, perhaps the Princess Consort could refrain from obstructing my young master’s affair with Miss Miaoyan,” Xiao Si said with a sly smile beside Xiao Yu.

Su Yingxue almost choked, “Xiao Yu, you old fox, did you have this calculated all along?”

Is this his scheme to use the clinic’s success to dissuade her from intervening with Su Miaoyan?

Truly cunning!

Utterly despicable!

After tallying a sum, Xiao Yu turned a page, sparing a moment to look up. His picturesque features shifted slightly, “If the Princess Consort doesn’t care, we could simply break the contract, the compensation shouldn’t be a huge amount for Your Highness. If the contract is dissolved, the clinic would just no longer be able to open chains, that’s all.”